pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
nine times; twisting around many times
to make a ceremonial hand movement when receiving the monetary award
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
hand used like a sword in striking
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
sword; blade; single stroke
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
blow; shock; strike; batting
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to shout (in anger); to yell
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
by sheer strength; by brute force
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.